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Ascendant is a duo of Californian musicians exploring the Big Bang, and other mysteries of the universe, through meticulously-crafted synthesizer soundscapes. Don Tyler and Chris Bryant of Ascendant talk about their cosmic collaboration.

James Hood has become addicted to the Hang. He’s a former drummer with The Pretenders and co-creator of the ambient electronic band Moodswings, but he’s unplugged to make a pure, almost, hang drum music. He has a new double CD called Pure Ceremony.

The Tide is high, the stars shine bright and the sun is rising in this edition of an all-instrumental Slow Flow Echoes. We’ll hear a new release from Chronotope Project, and from the other side of the world, we’ll hear new music from Norway’s Erik Wøllo who has released his second album of the year, a wonderful deep space excursion called Echotides.

Featured CD

Nouveau Flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook has been putting out great albums for two decades. The Canadian musician came to renown with his debut album, Tempest, in 1995. At the time he road in on the coattails of Nouveau Flamenco pioneer Ottmar Liebert and bands like The Gipsy Kings, but Cook always had his own sound, one that that morphed and fused over the course of two decades and several albums. He’s taken his flamenco influenced guitar playing into new settings with every album. On One World he goes global and electronica in a studio infused album of journeys from the serene to the ecstatic. He’s joined on one track by guitar master Tommy Emmanuel. One world is the Echoes CD of the Month for August.

Top 25

It’s an eclectic Echoes Top 25 for July with Heather Woods Broderick’s gorgeous album, Glider, our CD of the month, at the top. Jean-Michel Jarre’s E-Project is also there and that album doesnt even come out until October

The Hang Drum is an instrument that looks like a flying saucer or two woks tuck together. With tuned indentations and/or bumps it makes the warmest most serene sound that’s found a following among world music players, jazz bands and New Age artists.

The Tide is high, the stars shine bright and the sun is rising in this edition of an all-instrumental Slow Flow Echoes with new music form Chronotope Project, Erik Wollo and a flute duet with Sherry Finzer & Mark Holland.

James Hood played drums with The Pretenders and recorded tripped out electronica as Moodswings, but his new passion is the Hang drum which looks like a flying saucer. He has a new double CD of Hang drum music called Pure Ceremony.